Carrie Beth Amiri's Obituary
Charleston- Carrie Beth Amiri (nee Cunningham), of Lorain, Ohio and Charleston, SC passed away peacefully on January 10, 2021 at the Lowcountry Community Hospice House in Charleston, SC after battling a long illness. She was 82.
Born in Smock, Pennsylvania on August 10, 1938, to Wilbur and Harriet Cunningham, she was the sixth of seven children. Growing up in Pennsylvania, Carrie was known for her friendliness, “go-getter” attitude, and school involvement. She served as the 1956 Senior Class President of Uniontown Joint High School before attending Uniontown Hospital School of Nursing.
After graduating from nursing school, Carrie began her career at Uniontown Hospital where she met her late husband, Mohammed Amiri, MD of Iran and Switzerland. They relocated to Cleveland, Ohio in 1959 where Carrie further pursued her career in nursing at Mount Sinai Hospital before deciding to focus on raising her family. They subsequently moved to Lorain, Ohio where her husband began his medical practice in Internal Medicine in 1966. After 53 years of living and engaging fully in the community of Lorain, Carrie moved to Charleston, SC to be close to her daughter and family.
Carrie was a force of nature who could out-laugh, out-love, and out-work anyone the family has ever met. She was known for her vibrant personality and infectious laugh. Her nursing school yearbook said it best, “Where there was fun and noise, there was Carrie Beth.”
She spent the majority of her life actively involved in the Episcopal Church. At her former parish, the Church of the Redeemer in Lorain, Ohio she became the first woman to join the Vestry. She formed deep and abiding friendships throughout her life, but especially with those in her neighborhood and at church. Carrie loved singing in the church choir, quilting, cooking, and took immense pride in organizing everything (especially her linen closet).
Carrie was preceded in death by her parents, Wilbur and Harriet Cunningham, her husband Mohammed A. Amiri MD, her sisters, Esther Decara, Alice Firestone, and Bonnie Klanduch and her brothers, Tom, Wilbur, and Richard Cunningham.
She is survived by her four children Tamela Amiri, MD (Richard Rosenfeld), Ariane Amiri (Dan Morris), Matthew Amiri (Lisa McInerney), Roxanne Amiri-Jaber (Wael Jaber, MD). She is also survived by her grandchildren Hope Rosenfeld, Thomas Rosenfeld, Lara Jaber, Maya Jaber, and Luke Morris and many nieces, nephews and extended family.
The family would like to thank MUSC Hospital, Agape Hospice and the Lowcountry Community Hospice House for their loving care and the comfort they provided to their mother during her final days.
Out of respect for community safety, there will be no calling hours or public celebration of life while COVID-19 continues at this level. A full celebration of her life will be planned for her birthday in August, provided most of her family and friends can safely gather. Dovin and Reber Jones Funeral Home in Amherst, Ohio will handle the funeral arrangements. Feel free to share a memory or note with the family at https://www.dovinreberjones.com/obituaries/. To honor Carrie’s life of love and service, donations can be made to Providence House (www.provhouse.org) or Habitat for Humanity (www.habitat.org) in lieu of flowers.
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